Shop Plate Welder

Company Overview

CB&I delivers integrated storage and asset‑management solutions that help customers operate safely, reliably, and efficiently across the lifecycle of their facilities. Through our two global business units – Storage Solutions, the world leader in tanks, terminals, and storage systems, and Asset Solutions, a leading provider of operations, management, wells and decommissioning services – we combine technical excellence with execution capability to extend asset life, optimize performance, and maximize value.

Build a career building the water towers and steel tanks of tomorrow!

To be offered a welding position you must pass the weld test.

• Fit and weld metal components to design drawings and weld procedures. Stick, MIG, TIG, Flux core, and Submerged Arc welding.
• Lays out, fits and welds fabricated heavy plate steel components to assemble tanks and pressure vessels.

• Access equipment utilizing appropriate fall protection and available handholds.
• Understand verbal instructions and written posted notices.
• Comply with all written and verbally communicated safety rules and procedures.
• Perform general labor in shop environment.
• Maintain and use personal protective equipment.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  daily standing and walking frequently; occasional sitting; frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.; occasional climbing and stooping up to 10 ft. Weather exposure: occasional outdoor exposure to heat, cold, sun, snow, wind, rain, etc. Heights: work effectively at heights up to 10 ft without disorientation.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. frequently throughout the workday and up to 50 lbs. infrequently.
• Must be able to stand 100% of the day.
• High school or equivalent (Preferred).
• Able to read design drawings.
• Able to pass a weld test.
• Able to pass pre‑employment drug screen.

• Layouts, assembly, weld shrinkage, and welding techniques; securing parts and assemblies according to specifications using straightedge, combination square, tape measure.
• Perform tack‑welds or welds on components and assemblies using electric or other welding equipment.
• Determine required welding method and technique.
• Use Gas‑Metal Arc, Flux‑Cored Arc, Gas‑Tungsten Arc, Submerged Arc, or Shielded Metal Arc Welding processes.
• Cut workpiece using oxy‑fuel hand torch and plasma.
• Lay out, position, align, and fit components together in various body positions.
• Bolts, clamps, and welds together metal components of products such as piping systems, plate, pipe, tube or structural shapes using arc and arc gas welding equipment.
• Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead position; sometimes under pre‑heat conditions.
• Preheat work piece using hand torch.
• Load, transport, and unload materials and tools.
• Assist in lifting, positioning, and securing of materials and work pieces during installation.
• Assist other mechanics/personnel as needed.
• Perform only procedures certified in.
• Observe and comply with safety and shop rules.
• Install and repair fabricated parts into shop assemblies.
• Remove rough spots from workpiece using portable grinder or scraper.
• Analyze engineering drawings and specifications to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
• Develop templates and other work aids to hold and align parts.
• Handling and moving objects using shop safety handling practice.
• Arm‑hand steadiness – keep hand and arm steady while moving the arm or holding position.
• Written comprehension – read and understand information presented in writing.
• Extent flexibility – bend, stretch, twist, or reach with body, arms, and/or legs.
• Near vision – see details at close range (within a few feet).
• Information comprehension – arrange things or actions in a specific order according to rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Mathematical reasoning – choose the right mathematical methods or formulas for solutions.
• Drawing reading – knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in producing technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Perform other duties as required.

CB&I is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.